Thursday Thirteen – 13 Types of Businesses for Baby Boomers
If you’re considering supplementing your retirement, or income if you still have a job, by developing your own small business, here are 13 to think about. They may be home businesses or those operated in a store front.
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Of course, those which you begin or operate entirely from your home won’t have the overhead that a store front entails. Some of these may involve equipment that you don’t have on hand. Also, you may have to look into permits, licenses, and insurances.
- Developing a hobby into a business
- Selling a product or service over the Internet
- Pet sitting
- Skincare and make-up consultant
- Party planning
- Lawn and garden care or raising flowers to sell
- Dressmaking and alterations
- Home decorating consultant
- Accounting
- Woodworking
- Tutoring
- Teaching classes about your craft
- Editing and proofreading
What others do you suggest? What have you developed into a business?